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Contracts awarded for £500m public sector new build framework in Scotland

|Date: 5 August, 2022

Contracts awarded for £500m public sector new build framework in Scotland

Twenty suppliers have been awarded a place on a new four year, £500m new build framework to deliver publi ...

Twenty suppliers have been awarded a place on a new four year, £500m new build framework to deliver public sector construction projects in Scotland. The Scottish Procurement Alliance (SPA) will operat ...

5 August, 2022
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Terry Lifts | Future-proof homes

|Date: 6 January, 2022

Terry Lifts | Future-proof homes

With an ageing population and state care homes facing critical pressure, it is likely that future care wi ...

With an ageing population and state care homes facing critical pressure, it is likely that future care will be a prospect in the home. We must therefore consider future-proofing new-build social housi ...

6 January, 2022
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Wallasey MP visits Alpha Living’s largest extra care development on the Wirral

|Date: 15 November, 2021

Wallasey MP visits Alpha Living’s largest extra care development on the Wirral

Wallasey MP Dame Angela Eagle met residents in their new homes at specialist housing provider Alpha Livin ...

Wallasey MP Dame Angela Eagle met residents in their new homes at specialist housing provider Alpha Living’s flagship development, the Wirral’s largest extra care scheme. Dame Eagle enjoyed a tour of ...

15 November, 2021
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Altro | Seeing as others see is key to designing for dementia

|Date: 17 September, 2021

Altro | Seeing as others see is key to designing for dementia

With ever-growing numbers of people affected by dementia, there is expanding evidence showing the impact ...

With ever-growing numbers of people affected by dementia, there is expanding evidence showing the impact of the physical environment on their wellbeing. Whilst legislation sets out design principles; ...

17 September, 2021
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Yeoman Shield | Advice on caring for building interiors

|Date: 10 August, 2021

Yeoman Shield | Advice on caring for building interiors

A well designed, high quality wall and door protection system can provide a solution to unsightly and cos ...

A well designed, high quality wall and door protection system can provide a solution to unsightly and costly interior impact damage that can be problematic in public buildings, such as hospitals, scho ...

10 August, 2021
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Specialist children’s care home gets underway in Warwickshire

|Date: 10 February, 2021

Specialist children’s care home gets underway in Warwickshire

Work at a brand-new purpose-built residential care home for children has now started on site in Nuneaton, ...

Work at a brand-new purpose-built residential care home for children has now started on site in Nuneaton, including four stand-alone residential care homes and associated facilities. The £5.1m state- ...

10 February, 2021
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Portakabin helps deliver a Christmas miracle for care home residents

|Date: 22 December, 2020

Portakabin helps deliver a Christmas miracle for care home residents

Modular building expert Portakabin has helped create some real Christmas magic for care home residents an ...

Modular building expert Portakabin has helped create some real Christmas magic for care home residents and their families with the installation of special COVID-safe visitor pods at over 25 care homes ...

22 December, 2020
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Allegion | How door hardware selection can help protect against infection

|Date: 20 July, 2020

Allegion | How door hardware selection can help protect against infection

With the spread of infection now at the height of concern, Karen Trigg of Allegion UK highlights how door ...

With the spread of infection now at the height of concern, Karen Trigg of Allegion UK highlights how door hardware can lend a hand in helping to slow the spread of bacteria. Bacteria and surfaces Expe ...

20 July, 2020
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International focus on innovative Scottish care training

|Date: 3 February, 2020

International focus on innovative Scottish care training

A leading Scottish housing and care provider has generated international interest in their use of ground- ...

A leading Scottish housing and care provider has generated international interest in their use of ground-breaking techniques to train staff, using shipping containers fitted with the latest technology ...

3 February, 2020
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Government bans the use of combustible materials in new high-rise buildings above 18m

|Date: 2 October, 2018

Government bans the use of combustible materials in new high-rise buildings above 18m

At the Conservative Party Conference, the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Governmen ...

At the Conservative Party Conference, the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, James Brokenshire, announced that Government will be banning the use of combustible material ...

2 October, 2018
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